No. 1,478 in Japanese
運ぶ
"To carry; to transport."
In a sentence
彼は重い荷物を運びました。
He carried the heavy luggage.
In this sentence, '運ぶ' (hakobu) is used in its basic sense of physically moving or carrying an object.
風が香りを遠くへ運んでくれました。
The wind carried the fragrance far away.
Here, '運ぶ' is used figuratively to describe the transport or carrying of intangible things, like fragrance.
配送サービスは商品を翌日に運びます。
The delivery service transports the goods to the destination by the next day.
'運ぶ' in this sentence refers to the logistical transport of goods, emphasizing the action of delivery.
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